California Water District Tells 9th Circuit Law Bars Water Release To Benefit Fish

Mealey's (December 7, 2021, 3:45 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California water district on Nov. 8 told the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals it should affirm a federal district court ruling that federal law prohibits a lawsuit by two conservation plaintiffs seeking to force the release of more water from the Twitchell Dam to prevent endangered species of steelhead from being killed....